Wednesday, December 24, 2025

2 PCG Games 12/23/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

Joshgeming (Chess.com 1842) - JimWest (Chess.com 2044), Chess.com 12/23/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 f5 5.d3 Na5 6.Bb3 Nxb3 7.axb3 Nf6 8.O-O f4 9.d4 Bg4 10.dxe5 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 dxe5 12.Rd1 Bd6 13.Nb5 O-O 14.Bd2 a6 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Bc3 Qe6 17.Rd3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Rxd3 19.Rxd3 Re8


20.Qe2 g5 21.f3 h5 22.Rd2 g4 23.Qc4 Qxc4 24.bxc4 gxf3 25.gxf3 Kf7 26.Rg2 Ke6 27.Rg5 Rg8 28.h4 Rxg5 29.hxg5 Nd7 30.Kg2 Kf7 31.Kh3 Kg6 32.Kh4 c5 33.Bd2 Nb8


34.c3 Nc6 35.Be1 b6 36.Bf2 a5 37.Kh3 a4 38.Bh4 Na5 39.Kg2 Nxc4 40.Kf2 Nxb2 41.Ke2 a3, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

mwdmwdmwd (lichess 2036) - JimWest (lichess 2001), lichess 12/23/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.exd6 Bxg5 7.dxc7 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 exf3 9.cxb8=Q Rxb8 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nc3 Ne7 12.gxf3 Bxb5 13.Nxb5 Rd8+ 14.Ke2 O-O 15.Rhg1 Bf4 16.c3 Rd2+ 17.Ke1 Rxb2 18.Nd4 Nc6 19.Ne6 Re8


20.Rxg7+ Kh8 21.Rd1 Rxe6+ 22.Kf1 Kxg7, White resigns.